Label for container having pharmaceutical product therein

A label for attachment to a container for a pharmaceutical product comprising an elongated strip substantially longer than the circumference of the container to which it is adapted to be secured, said strip being delineated on one surface thereof into a plurality of zones including first and second end zones as well as a middle zone, said end zones and middle zone each including indicia on one side identifying the product name as well as the product quantity and expiration date beyond which the product should not be used, a first intermediate zone between said first end zone and middle zone, a second intermediate zone between said middle zone and said second end zone, said first intermediate zone being detachably connected to said first end zone, said second intermediate zone being detachably connected to said middle zone, the reverse side of said first end zone being completely covered with adhesive, and the reverse side of each of said middle zone and second end zone containing an adhesive stripe.

A label for attachment to a container for a pharmaceutical product comprising an elongated strip substantially longer than the circumference of the container to which it is adapted to be secured, said strip being delineated on one surface thereof into first and second end zones and a center zone there between, the end zones including indicia identifying a product by name and quantity or weight as well as expiration date beyond which the product cannot be used, said first end zone being detachably connected to the adjacent center zone, said center zone being longer than the end zones and containing indicia with respect to the product to be introduced into the container, said first end zone containing adhesive on the opposite face thereof for permanently securing the opposite face of the first end zone to a container, means for releaseably adhering said second end zone to a portion of the label radially inwardly thereof when the label is applied to a container so that the second end zone and said center zone may be unwound and then severed from said first end zone, said end zones containing the same information and being of approximately the same size, and said center zone including at least two panels severably connected together by a perforation line.